Managing Medical Data: Challenges for Physicians and Practice Management Providers
Data management is now a mission-critical requirement for medical offices and for the practice management firms that serve health care businesses. In the post-HIPAA environment, those organizations are required by law to backup, store, manage and protect sensitive patient information. But few doctor’s offices have the time, staff or expertise to install and manage an effective data storage system.
Moving to the "Right Thing"
A new generation of automated recordkeeping technology has now emerged. Called Electronic Health Records (EHR), this approach offers physicians both lower costs and fewer IT risks, while putting the focus of medical technology back on the patient.